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The Honourable Pablo Rodriguez, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Multiculturalism, will be in Regina on Thursday, April 11. He will attend a performance of "Making Treaty 4" at the Globe Theatre. Please note that all details are subject to change....

Members of the media are invited to attend an important infrastructure event with the Honourable Jim Carr, Minister of International Trade Diversification, on behalf of the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Infrastructure and...

Canadians and the parliamentarians who represent them have the right to know how public funds are being spent, and to hold the government to account. The Government of Canada is continuing its work to improve the clarity, transparency...

Our Government strongly believes that all Canadians should have access to safe and affordable housing. That is why we are introducing new innovative tools under Canada's first ever National Housing Strategy. Today, the...

At an evening immigration "Know Your Rights" panel hosted by The Universal Church on April 2, 2019, more than 600 community members concerned about immigrants' rights learned how to protect themselves, their families, and loved ones in the face of...

The growing intention to legislate against online child sexual exploitation and abuse is not enough to stem the rising threat, according to a new report from PA Consulting, the global innovation and transformation consultancy. Despite their diverse...

Officials from Health Canada will hold a technical briefing to discuss the final re-evaluations of the neonicotinoid pesticides clothianidin, imidacloprid and thiamethoxam. Officials will be available to answer questions from the media following a...

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has a profound impact on individuals, workplaces, communities and families affected by it. Many people are at increased risk of PTSD because of the nature of their jobs, but anyone can be affected through...

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) announced that, on April 3, 2019, Edwin Omorogieva Woghiren of Hamilton, Ontario, was sentenced to a one year conditional sentence and was fined a total of $115,673. Woghiren pleaded guilty in the Ontario Court of...

We are advised by Indigenous Services Canada that journalists and other readers should disregard the news release, Budget 2019: Ensuring safe and accessible spaces for urban Indigenous peoples, issued 10-Apr-2019 over CNW. SOURCE Indigenous...

Today, the Honourable Ralph Goodale, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, and the Honourable David Lametti, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, issued the following statement regarding the Government Response to the...

Officials from Health Canada will hold a technical briefing to discuss the final re-evaluations of the neonicotinoid pesticides clothianidin, imidacloprid and thiamethoxam. Officials will be available to answer questions from the media following a...

The Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, issued the following statement: "Our government is taking decisive action to hold immigration and citizenship consultants to a much higher standard as we do with other...

The opioid crisis continues to have devastating effects on the health and lives of many Canadians, their families and their communities. Today, the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), on behalf of the federal, provincial and territorial Special...

Today President Donald Trump released several executive orders to speed pipeline project approvals. The executive orders are focused, among other issues, on limiting state Clean Water Act reviews of federally permitted...

The Honourable Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations will highlight how Budget 2019 is building on historic investments in areas of critical need for Indigenous communities. A media availability will follow. Date: April 10, 2019...

The federal Government will be making an announcement related to the National Housing Strategy. Media are invited to join the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development and...

The city of Xi'an in China's Shaanxi province has launched a one-stop civil service program. Online and offline, the program will enable the sharing of databases across departments and allow residents and companies to avoid repeatedly submitting...

American Jewish Committee (AJC) and the Hellenic American Leadership Council (HALC) welcomed today's introduction of the "Eastern Mediterranean Security and Partnership Act" by Senators Robert Menendez (D-New Jersey) and Marco Rubio (R-Florida). "The...

Ottawa, ON ? As Canada's Private Sponsorship of Refugees Program marks 40 years, Canadians are being celebrated for their immense contributions and dedication to provide a safe haven for vulnerable refugees around the world. Canada has also become a...

Statement from Ted Okon, Executive Director, Community Oncology Alliance (COA): Today's Senate Finance Committee hearing was a reminder that pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) refuse to acknowledge their responsibility for...

The Honourable Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations will highlight how Budget 2019 is building on historic investments in areas of critical need for Indigenous communities. A media availability will follow. Date: April 10, 2019...

Conference Board of Canada economists Pedro Antunes, Marie-Christine Bernard, Daniel Fields and Matthew Stewart will be available to provide independent analysis after the release of the Ontario Budget on April 11 (approximately 4 p.m. ET). Our...

Today, the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Intergovernmental and Northern Affairs and Internal Trade, highlighted plans to eliminate the only remaining federal barrier to trade in alcoholic beverages within Canada, taking the first step to...

The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, will make an announcement on the Budget 2019 national housing strategy.    Date: Wednesday, April 10, 2019 Time: 1:15 p.m. (local time) Location: Nova...

On Wednesday, April 10, during NASA's technical briefing, Dr. Richard L. Hughson will discuss Vascular Aging, a Canadian experiment that will examine cardiovascular health on the International Space Station (ISS). Equipment for this Canadian study...

Today, the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour, issued the following statement recognizing Equal Pay Day. "On Equal Pay Day, it is important to note how far Canadian women have come in the last 40 years....

Hosted by the Defense Leadership Forum, Congressman Chip Roy will be delivering the keynote address on the Economic Impact of the 2019 Defense Budget on April 16, 2019 at the annual Southwest Defense Contracting Summit. The Defense Leadership Forum...

The 2018 Annual Report of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians (NSICOP) will be tabled in Parliament on Tuesday, April 9, 2019. The report contains the findings and recommendations of two extensive committee reviews...

The Honorable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Tourism, Official Languages and La Francophonie, will speak to members of the Club canadien de Toronto Tuesday where she will provide an update on the review to modernize the Official Languages Act. Please...

Braeburn Inc. has filed a Citizen Petition (CP) with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) calling on FDA to protect the integrity and intent of the Orphan Drug Act by revoking the orphan drug designation (ODD) for Sublocade (buprenorphine...

The Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor, federal Minister of Health, will deliver opening remarks at the National Conference on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. The conference will be open to media from 8:30 am to 10:00 am. No cameras will be...

On behalf of the men and women of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), we vigorously applaud President Trump for his decision to take the agency in a different direction beginning at the top. In withdrawing his own nominee, President Trump...

Graphic Security Systems Corporation (GSSC), a global leader in document security and brand protection technology is pleased that President Trump is taking action against counterfeiting with his new Memorandum. Graphic Security Systems Corporation...

The Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor, federal Minister of Health, will deliver opening remarks at the National Conference on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. The conference will be open to media from 8:30 am to 10:00 am. No cameras will be...

The Society of Chemical Manufacturers & Affiliates (SOCMA) today testified before the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) to emphasize the benefits of Miscellaneous Tariff Bills (MTB) and advocate for permanent duty suspensions and...

When: Media conference 12:30 p.m. April 9 Where: Press Conference Room in 135-B West Block, Parliament Buildings, Ottawa. What: First Nations women leaders will gather in Ottawa on April 9 to demand an end to Indian Act sex discrimination before...

The Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, will celebrate Canada's Intellectual Property (IP) Strategy at the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada's World IP Day reception. To open the event, Minister...

The 2018 Annual Report of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians (NSICOP) will be tabled in Parliament on Tuesday, April 9, 2019. The report contains the findings and recommendations of two extensive committee reviews...

The trend in housing starts was 202,279 units in March 2019, compared to 202,039 units in February 2019, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). This trend measure is a six-month moving average of the monthly seasonally adjusted...

Today, Maj. Gen. Tony Carrelli, Pennsylvania's adjutant general and head of the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA), personally congratulated the 171st Air Refueling Wing (ARW) for earning the 2018 Outstanding Unit Award and discussed...

The Government of Canada's commitment to advancing a renewed nation-to-nation relationship with Indigenous peoples based on the recognition of rights, respect, partnership and cooperation. Working with Indigenous groups toward assuming greater...

Tomorrow, live from the International Space Station, Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut David Saint?Jacques will address youth participating in Robotics FIRST Québec Festival (French only website) at the Centre de foires de Québec. Now in its 8th...

The Honourable Catherine McKenna, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, on behalf of the Honourable Amarjeet Sohi, Canada's Minister of Natural Resources, will announce support for energy efficiency and climate change adaptation projects.  ...

The Organisme d'autoréglementation du courtage immobilier du Québec (OACIQ) supports the government's desire to better regulate building inspection and divided co-ownership. The measures set out in Bill 16 are an excellent basis for discussion. The...

NATSO, the national association representing truckstops and travel plazas, along with the Advanced Biofuels Association (ABFA), American Trucking Associations (ATA), National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS), and Society of Independent...

The members of the Assembly Insurance Committee voted unanimously today to pass AB 981 and exempt the entire insurance and financial services industries from California's new Privacy Act. A troupe of mimes dressed as insurance company mascots tracked...

The Honourable Catherine McKenna, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, on behalf of the Honourable Amarjeet Sohi, Canada's Minister of Natural Resources, will announce support for energy efficiency and climate change adaptation projects.  ...

To protect Canadian patients from the rare but serious risk of breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL), Health Canada is advising Allergan that the Department intends to suspend its licences for Biocell breast implants as...

The Government of Canada is continuing to grow the middle class and help those working hard to join it by providing more support to low-income workers. Earlier this year, the Government of Canada introduced the Canada Workers Benefit (CWB), to help...